Vasil s Eurovision entry facing review after backlash in North Macedonia
Last week Vasil Garvanliev released his Eurovision 2021 entry Here I Stand .
Unfortunately there has been a negative response to some aspects of his entry with a change.org petition set up calling for him not to represent the country.
At publication the petition had just under 17,000 signatures with many featuring strong homophobic language.
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But why is there backlash?
In the video for Here I Stand , shot in the National Gallery of Macedonia, an existing artwork appears to show the colours of the Bulgarian flag.